TYPE 3: EMPLOYER AND PROVIDER-LED PD ACTIVITIES
Type 3 Activities are activities that are “employer and provider led”. These activities are provided by employers such as the 9 Provincial Education Departments (including the
Districts, District Teacher Development Centres, Professional Development Institutes and circuits), School Governing Bodies (SGBs), and Independent
schools/groups/boards/associations and providers like higher education institutions, other government departments, teacher unions, private providers, NGOs, and other
providers to address educators’ needs. For example, participating in activities that respond to the education system’s national and provincial priorities ( CAPS Training, Subject Content
Knowledge activities, activities addressing literacy and numeracy, activities responding to the ANA/NSC National or Provincial Diagnostic Reports, NEEDU report, and others). Please note
that some of the employer-led activities such as, district/circuit, SGB/Independent school association meetings, less than 6 days orientation/ workshops session, school-based support
provided by the office-based officials (Subject Advisors / Circuit Managers/IDSO, SMGDL) or officials from the SGB Associations or officials from the Independent schools
group/association/board, will carry the pre-determined points reflected in the PD Points schedule in the table below.
Full qualifications, short courses, skills programme, 6 days and more PD Activities, will go through the SACE evaluation process, be endorsed and allocated PD Points. You will have to check
the SACE database and / or catalogue in order to view a list of the actual endorsed PD activities and PD points allocated to each one of them. The SACE database of endorsed PD activities
could be searched through the CPTD Self-service portal and the catalogue of endorsed PD activities is available on the SACE website and it will also be made available manually to educators
without access to the internet.
What Counts as Type 3 PD Activities?
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EXAMPLES OF WHAT COUNTS AS PD ACTIVITY /
PROGRAMME – TYPE 3 (Employer-Led / Other Provider-Led)
OTHER PROVIDERS:
EMPLOYER-LED :
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–
–
–
•
Teacher Unions
Higher Education Institutions
Private Providers
NGOs / Community-Based
Organisations / Faith-Based
Organisations
– Other Government Departments
– Professional Associations
Approved Providers’ Endorsed
Programmes / Activities from the SACE
database or catalogue
– workshops,
– short courses/skills programmes,
– full qualifications,
– online programmes,
– unit standard-based part
qualifications)
•
– Provincial Education Departments
(Districts, Circuits, DTDCs, PDIs)
– SGB Associations
– Independent Schools Associations /
Groups / Boards)
Employer – Led PD Activities
– Meetings
– Workshops
– Seminars / Conferences
– Onsite Support in Schools
– Short Courses / Skills Programmes
– Subject Committee
– Full qualifications (where funding is
provided)
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EXAMPLES OF TYPE 3 ACTIVITIES WITH PRE-DETERMINED PD POINTS
TYPE 3 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
POINTS PER
SEMESTER
Attending educational meetings by
- Provincial Education Departments (including Districts and
Circuits)
- SGB Associations
- Independent Schools Boards / Associations / Groups
POINTS PER ANNUM
POINTS PER THREE
YEAR CYCLE
5
15
5
15
10
30
15
45
You must attend at least 4 relevant educational meetings per annum in order to claim 5
PD Points for the year
Attending Workshop Session by :
-
Provincial Education Departments (including Districts and
Circuits)
SGB Associations
Independent Schools Boards / Associations / Groups
Other Providers
Half Day hours session ( 2 – 5 hours)
1 day session (6 – 8 hours)
2 – 5 days
PLEASE NOTE:
You will earn PD Points for each workshop session you participated in
All workshops with a duration of less than six day will carry SACE’s pre-determined PD
activities.
1 x 20 minutes and more one-on-one onsite support offered by office-based officials on
various subjects, management and leadership, and other related areas in a year:
3
5
10 / 20 and more
-
Provincial Education Departments (including Districts and
Circuits)
SGB Associations
Independent Schools Boards / Associations / Groups
5
10 / 20 and more
1 x 20 minutes onsite support for a group of teachers / phase / grade
You will earn PD Points per each support session
Conferences / Seminars / Summit organised by the employers
Half Day (2 – 5 hours)
5
15
Full Day and One and Half Day
7
21
2 Days and more
10
30
Consult the SACE website or CPTD Self-Service Portal or SACE Catalogue of
approved providers and endorsed professional development programmes for
provider-led activities / programmes endorsed by SACE
Always remember to RECORD your participation in Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 PD activities in your Professional Development Portfolio so that you can reflect on your
professional development uptake, how these PD activities have benefited you, and the extent at which you have addressed your identified needs. Remember you can also use
the information in the Professional Development Portfolio for other purposes such as, supporting your Performance Management System / IQMS/ promotional post application
process, and others. SACE will also use your Professional Development Portfolio information to monitor your participation in the three year CPTD cycle and uptake in the
Professional Development activities.
Type 1, 2 and 3 in terms of PD activities less than 6 days are not submitted to SACE for endorsement. As a teacher you are responsible for
PARTICIPATING in them, RECORDING them in your Professional Development Portfolio, AND REPORTING THEM TO SACE in line with the Points Schedule
/ Tables provided above and SACE database/catalogue of Endorsed PD Activities. The remaining Type 3 PD Activities (short courses, full qualifications, skills
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programmes, unit standards based part-qualifications) must go through a quality assurance process with SACE in order to protect you as a teacher against
dishonest service providers and poor quality activities. These (Type 3) PD activities are provided by the SACE Approved Providers.
REPORTING FOR TYPE 3 PD ACTIVITIES
The Provider / Employer on behalf of the teachers (Training Directorates, Districts, DTDCs, PTDIs, Circuits) - TD to Coordinate
The Teacher Verifies
Provider / Employer Sign-Up
Reporting in Type 3 responds to DIP /PIP, Provincial / National Priorities, Provincial / National ANA / NSC Diagnostic Reports and Scarce and Critical Skills
(PIVOTAL Programmes)
Skills Development Committees to ensure that teachers participate in the skills development programmes that are SACE Endorsed for them to earn
PD Points. The Providers must also me SACE Approved
Remember, educators have to earn PD Points across the three types of professional development activities as highlighted above .
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND FEEDBACK ON THESE GUIDELINES, PLEASE CONTACT
SACE (Professional Development and Research Division), Private Bag x 127, CENTURION, 0047. 012 663 9517, 086 571 5260 (fax-to-email),
www.sace.org.za (website), member@sace.org.za
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